LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

First anniversary of IRA ceasefire - Effect on London

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

31 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:05:28

Description

Paul Chapman reports on the first anniversary of the IRA ceasefire in Northern Ireland on the effect of the truce on London. Includes Prime Minister John Major’s Downing Street announcement of the ceasefire; Acting Commander of the City of London Police Tim Hillier on the ring of steel introduced to protect the capital, and need to keep in mind other terrorist organisations; also comment from Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce Simon Sperryn; Malcolm Tarling of the Association of British Insurers; Keith Betton of the Association of British Travel Agents; Jeffrey Bloom, badly injured in the 1992 IRA Baltic Exchange bombing.

Contributors

Paul Chapman; Malcolm Tarling; Tim Hillier; Simon Sperryn; Jeffrey Bloom

Keywords

Peace; London; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Insurance; Tourism; Security measures; Anniversaries; Baltic Exchange; Insurance policies

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